Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-31
IN GENERAL.

JcoD Peterson, grocer IN NeW lorkt
was Thursday fined $l00 for selling oleo-
margarine.
Edward Whelan, of Newburgh. N. Y,
injured at the Buffalo hotel fire is dead,
making the number of victims l5. :.
Ths army officers at Fort Lincoln,
Dakota, believe that the settlers on the
islands opposite the post persisted in the
recent floods.
The abattoir of John Taylor u Co., at
East Trenton, N. j., was burned OH Satur
day morning. Loss $40, 900; ccvered VIZ
insurance.
While donation party was being held
in q school. house at Stillville, near Utica,
N. Y, Thursday, the floor gave way and
nearly 15 persons sustained severe bruises.
burns, scalds and fractures of the limbs.
John Judge and Patrick Costello were
dangerously injured by an explosion of
gas In coal mine at Kingston, Pa, on
Saturday morning. They went into a
chamber without snfety lamps, after hav-
ing been warned of the danger.
For the year ending March 1st there
was decrease of SOL 900 in the total of
hogs slaughtered at Chicago as compared
with the year preceding, and an increase
of zoe, 900 head over any previous year in
the number Of cattle slaughtered.
On Wednesday week burglars attempted
| 10 break into the store of Fritch Il Bros.
at Mertztown, Berks county, Pa. Henry
Zimmerman, who slept in the store, fired
and the burglars fed, leaving behind o
wounded companion, who gave his name
as George Pope of Baltimore. He is in
a critical condition.
Charles Gown. French merchant
tailor, aged 70 years, and his wife were
found dead last week in their house al
Detroit, Mich, and their daughter, aged
81 years, chattering idiot. II is thought
the old couple committed suicide by
asphyxiation two days previously, and
that their death crazed the daughter.
The President Thursday signed the
commissions Of the Interstate Commerct
Commissioners, to be delivered TO the ap
pointees upon their arrival In Washing
ton. AS Judge Cooley cannot get e
Washington before the end of next week
and the other members also have private
affairs to wind up, it has been decided te
make no effort to get tho commissioner
together before that time.
The steamer Belgi at San Francisco
Thursday from China and Japan, bring
news of tragedy at Hisip Shib, neal
HanQkow, China. Over 800 tramps ap
peared in the village, and the inhabitants
greatly irritated by their presence, in
yeiqled the whole body Of tramps int
the temple, and during the night set hr'
TO the ediace. Only 40 of the tramp
escaped from the blazing building, th'
renal, aR burned to death.
Apr a made last week in tn,
circuit court at Baltimore for the appoint
ment of a receiver to take charge Of tn
property of the Equitable Gas Light Com
J pany. That company had just reduced
} the net price for gas to 35 cents per l ,O0l
feet. The legal action is taken by bond
holders in New York. The area OF 1t
] line of pipe is confined to the principa
streets of the city, and does not reach tn
private nor outlying districts.
AT Alameda, in San Francisco Bay, OF
Saturday, ]. O. Hageett took four OF hi
! children, three boys and one girl, out II
! "a row boat fishing. just as he was abou
10 return he stood up in the boat to pu
! on his overcoat. The boat capsized
throwing all the occupants into the water
, | Other DOhtb Wbut w tho tcbo"ob pus o.a
two Of the boys were drawn from tn
water, and one of them died soon aftei
Young man went into the privat
office of the Merchants Bank, at Halifax
a N. s., early on Saturday afternoon an
attempted to murder w. 8. Ourrie, VIII
|, was in charge Of the bank. He wounde
Mr.. Currie In the forehead and side, an
!, was then secured. He confessed that b
= was hard up for money. His name
!, stanley Steele and he is from Manchester
NH. 1t is believed Mr., ourrie will n
,t cover.
q Cornelius Vanderbilt, the purchaser
v Roaa Bonheur's "Horse Fair" at the sal
q of the Stewart collection, has presente
n tbat painting to the Metropolitan Museui
v of Art, in New York City. In his moi
accompanying the splendid gift he says
D. stIt seems to me to be work OF art whic
L should be in q position where II can I
y permanently accessible to the public.
10 the gallery of the museum this obje
IT will be attained"
8. The boarding-house of Bond q Clanc
y a two.story frame building, at the Coll
ot mine. at Bessemer, Mich, was destroy.
II by fire yesterday week, at 4 o'cloc
II Twelve men perished in the flames, al
N several others were severely injured. ~
i. victims were John Sutton, John Lyon
10 Max Privedell, Simon Rizze, Henry saaI
N n. Brassa, ]. Brassa, William William
John Baai, John Garvey, James Rya
and one unknown. All were mine
OF borers and unmarried.